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西条市副市長が死亡 祭りで担ぎ手、下敷きに―愛媛
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西条市副市長が死亡 祭りで担ぎ手、下敷きに―愛媛

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愛媛県西条市の河川敷で開催された西条まつりにおいて、同市副市長の難波江明広さん(62)が太鼓台の下敷きになり、搬送先の病院で死亡が確認された。事故は17日午後5時45分頃に発生し、けが人は他にいなかった。県警西条署が詳しい経緯を調査している。

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Why It Matters

西条まつりは市内にある四つの神社の例祭の総称で江戸時代から続いており、みこしやだんじりなど計百数十台の屋台が奉納される。難波江さんは市環境部長などを経て今年7月に副市長に就任していた。

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愛媛県西条市の河川敷で17日午後5時45分ごろ、「西条まつり」に参加していた同市副市長の難波江明広さん(62)が「太鼓台」と呼ばれる屋台の下敷きになり、約1時間後に搬送先の病院で死亡が確認された。ほかにけが人はいなかった。県警西条署が詳しい経緯を調べている。

だんじり横転相次ぎ2人死亡 「やりまわし」で下敷き、16人けが―大阪

同署や市によると、太鼓台は高さ5.3メートル前後、重さ2~3トンで、難波江さんは担ぎ手だった。当時は計11台が横一線に並び「かきくらべ」が行われていた。

西条まつりは市内にある四つの神社の例祭の総称で江戸時代から続いており、みこしやだんじりなど計百数十台の屋台が奉納されるという。

難波江さんは、市環境部長などを経て今年7月に副市長に就任。越智三義市長は「これから共に新しい西条市政を築いていこうとしていた矢先の出来事で今でも信じられない。心からご冥福をお祈りする」とのコメントを出した。

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 県警西条署が事故の詳細な経緯を公表する

    Very likely · Within weeks

  • 西条市が祭りの安全対策を見直す可能性がある

    Likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • 太鼓台が倒れた具体的な原因は何か
  • 事故防止のための安全対策は十分だったか
  • 今後の西条まつりの開催に影響はあるか

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